Metallic building structure.



T. HILL. METALLIC BUILDING smucnm's. APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. l9l5.

1,258,408. Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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1m HHHHH IHHHH I ATTORNEY T. HILL.

METALLIC BUILDING STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION HLED MM 7. 1915. Patented Mar. 5,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES:

UNITED STA PATENT OFFICE,

METALLIC, aux-mime 'srnucrurau,

to novel cup-sockets adapted to receive :thiziltion, and 60 adjoining ends of beams in architecturul Fig; 7 is a horizontal, section through the structures, these cep soekets heing ofon insame-taken on the dotted line 7--7 of Fig; (3., tegrul character and havingfor theiitobjeclt In the drawings 1 illustrate, as on exthe dispensing with a large nurnherfof; ample er myinvcntion, it section of shop pieces riveted together. TllfitjIBLlT-SQCkQiS buildingconstruction, and in this construe 65 of my invention are each integral and may .tion there will be u number ofverticul colhe employed for receiving "the adjoiningj unins, girders, truss beuins and the like, all ends of two vertical nemesiseetionso o-* corresponding with one unother and being as column or the upper cud'of one' verticul cQLfnfLImerQus i s the size of the building ma 1111111 or beam and: also the adjacent endsi ofi require; I therefore only illustrate in the 70 at the adjoining ends oi. coluinnsfheains, pfilejilrljbf the upper section 11 and afford 80'.

girders and the like. y ing'incunsffor receiving and having secured The invention Will be fulliyfunderstoodi theretolongitudinal and transverse pairs of from the detailed description hereinuft'er channel girders 1%,,15, respectively, and :1 presented, referencebeing lied to the; no; pair of parallel angle beeins or trusses 16. compunying drawings, in which: 7 1' 1 T11e column, at the lower end of the see 85 Figure 1 illustratesinedgc elevation and ti'on 1 0,Vis secured upon a base 17 of suitable partly in section, one unitof u shop-build construction. The column section 11 is less inn construction embodying my invention; inhorizontaldimensions than the colun'm Fig. 2 is a detached perspective rieimon section 10,1usshown. V 7 2t larger scale, of cup socket;employed 'Th'cfcup socket 12 been substantially cent} 9o 7 fipee ificetion'of Lame-P tent:

"atented Mar. 5, 1918 'applicetion anemia; 19;; einer). e ress.

To all whom it 1min :c'owere:v V

Be it known tlintl, Tlronms zen of the UnitedStutee nnd Jersey City, iii thccounty ofl \ds'e State of New Jcrsefiyihijiueinvented:certmn, new and useful .ln'i'prouements in Metallie Building Structures, of which the :lollowinigf, is a specification. 7 r, .7

The invention pertains more particularly girders, trusses and; the like. --Tliecolumns,. btltill'lS, girders and trusseseinploycclinfcon motion with my invention may vloeof the Well-known structurelshapes, und-Ytl1e1cupsockets made the subjectof ;111ylminti0fi; have been designcd'to rcceire th p tu'ml shapes and at the sometime spouse, with the complexity-of plates, and' wetsg to present employed in building construction upon the upper end of the upper section 10f the vertical column'shown n Fig;- 1 and adapted to receirc the: girders. iiud Truss beams; m I V Fig. 3 an enlarged vertical sectional View, partly broken um, i, of'tlic construe tion at the upper end ofthe uppr i'iQlillIlIl section, ii'icluding' the l'iorizontul unegtrussj o ed beams, the section being, token; on t line 3-'3 of Fig. 4-;1? V i r is "a? irerticz'tl section through the some tukenon: the dotted line lf l of Fig, 3; i Fig. 5 is it transverse section, partly broken 'i wiiyythrough, the seine on the dotdrewings one unit' crpart of the building, it

beingunderstoodthut the invention is comprised ineuch unit such as the one shown. In the drawings, the Vertical column COITlPQSQdOf'iJfi/O end to end rolled steel H 7;;

beams-1Q, 11', an integral" socketli receiving the uppcrtnd of the lot-ver' section10'uucl the lower end "of theupper section 11, and Ten integ 'ulcapsocket 13 secured upon the; up-

trulplute,member-18, and a, downwardly extending; section 19 conforming to the gen erul outlineef the colunui section 10 end formedivithe recess following said ,oul'

linetolreceive or be placed upon, theup'per: j 1

endito fisuid column se'ct'ioi' 10.1 The cup socket 215231550 has a, section 20 extending}; up-f V 1,: Q

wardlylfrom the plete?member 18, und this "(311120 conforms in general outline te tbe end'of thecolumn sect-1011 11 and con! crane girder.

2 ana ice tains a recess following said outline to snugly receive the lower end of said column section 11. ln'theiir opposite vertical sides the sections 19, 20 are recessed inwardly, as at 21, so as to avoid the use of an undue amount of metal and afford sections oi reasonable thickness close to the webs of the column sections 10 and 11 and through which rivets or the like 22 may be passed in securing the cap socket 12 to the column sections 10, 11. The cap socket 12 is further secured to the column sections 10, 11 by rivets 23 which extend through corner POI;

tions thereof and the flanges of the column,

sections 10, 11, the inner-ends of said rivets being exposed at the recesses 21. The cap socket 12 thus becomes very securely fastened to the adjoining ends of the column sections 10, 11,both from the fact that said cap socket snugly receives said ends and. affords a bearing therefor and also from the fact that the rivets or the like 22, 23

extend at right anglesto each otherand engage both the webs and the flanges .of the column sections.

The cap socket 12 at the side thereof fad ing inwardly into the shop, is formed integrally with a T-plate section 24, shown more clearly in Figs. 6 and 7, whose lower edge is above the plate member 18 of the cap socket and whose upper edge is about on a level wlth the upper edge of said socket,

and to this plate is riveted a crane girder .25 upon which is secured a track rail 26 for a crane and. which girder 25 finds a seat upon a laterally extending portion of the platemember 18 of the cap socket 12. In order to increase the security of the crane .girder25 I apply to the outer face there-oi an angle plate 27 and extend the rivetsby which the girder is secured to the plate 2 1 through said plate 27, as shown in Figs. 1, 6 and 7.

It is customary in shop have a crane girder 25,-and it is also custormary in shop construction to have rolled beamfcolumns formed of two sections con nected together adjacent tothe crane, girder,

but in all these constructions known to-Ine cost of construction and decreasedeliiciency thereof. The. cap socket 12 provided by me affords in one integralpiece highly eliicient means for connecting the adjoining ends of the column. sections and upporting h umn sections and supporting the "crane girderis of great simplicity, durability and construction to The means providfid by me for connecting the adjoining ends of the h to the desirability and efficiency of the structure.

The main shop room for heavy machinery is between the rows of columns, and at the outer sides of said columns a room may be provided for benches and workmen, and ordinarily this room will have a low roof formed from girders or beams 28 supporting glass frames through which the light may pass. The beams 28 may be supported at their inner ends from the sides of the girder 25 and at their outer ends upon a wall or the like 29.

The cap socket 13 upon the upper end of the column section 11 is of special importance, and it is illustrated in perspective in Fig. 2 in which itmaybe seen that said socket comprises a horizontal plate member 30, a downwardly extending socket me1n ber 31-, an upwardly projecting central flange member 32 and upwardly projecting plate or flange members 33, the member said cap socket and the web of the column.

section, and by rivets 35 which extend through the corner portions of the cap socket13 and the flanges of said column section, means being provided in the cap socket and column section to receive said rivets.

The longitudinal and transverse girders 14, 15 have a bearing upon the plate member 30 of the cap socket 13, and these girders are arranged in pairs and of channel shape, as may be seen in Fig. 5. The web portions of thepairs of girders 14 face each other and engage the oppositefaces of the flanges 33 of the-cap socket and are riveted thereto, the rivets extending through the webs of said girders and said flanges. The

girders or beams 14- inay be riveted through, their lower flanges to the plate member 30' of the cap socket, if desired. 1 V

The parallel girders orchannel beams 15 engage the opposite faccsof the flange 32 andhave their lower flanges riveted to the plate member 30 otthe so cket,.1,3, The outer upper endportions of the girders or beams 15 are, cutoff at an angle as shown in Fig. 3, from a point adjacent to the inner girders 14, the upper flangesof thegirders being cut inwardly to the web portions theredf, as jat 36 in Fig, 5, whence; the web.

portions of saiifl girders or beamsam cut downw rd y on, a inc i ed line item h] the lower edge of the truss beamed-6. .Thc-

girders or beams 15 rest fiat upon the plate iii) r a vertical column beam, at cap soeket there :ineinber 3O ofthcfcap'lil,ail-dthe"innereildsf f oi: the longitudinalbeams or,girders'larc' cut away at.-thei; adjoining: ends, 'iasgat 37I (Fig. 4), between. the: flanges 32, 33 St that the lower flanges of the beams o may continuouslyengage the plate mom her 30. 7 V

The truss beams or girders 16 are the-roof girders and they are employed in pairsand are of angle shape, as shown in Fig. 4:. lThe girders or beamszlfi face each other at the opposite sides of lJl'lG:flt1lg6 32.il11tl are securely riveted to said flange. The lower edges of the girders orbeams 16 rest enthe F upper inclined end edges 01 thegirdersJor beams 15, as shown. in Figs. dand'ehfhn'd hence not only becomes supportedby rivets securing them to the flange 32, but also from the fact that they are parallel and rest on the end portions of the beamsor girders 15. V

The cap socket '13 is in one integral cast-c ing, and affords means for securing itupon the column section 11 and" for receiving the longitudinal andtransverse girders; or

bezuns 141,715 and roof girdcrsor beams '16,

and this can socket'13 being'in one integral piece avoids the necessity for using the i'nany pieces now commonly employed at; the upper ends o'f'colurnns where the ceiling, and roof beams or girders are secured. 'I. regard the cap sockets 13 as of parti'cular inmortance in building construction because oi its great efficiency and" durability and the ease with which it may be applied tol posi' tion and receive the adjacent partsofbeams, girders and. the like to be connected'witli the upper end of the columns A cap socket 137 will be atthe upper cnd of'jeach column of the building, and its use increasesl'the f enin i the materiabcost of" such structures saving time in erecting, such buildings and" lesserlin,0, the labor-cost of construction" What I claim asin'v invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is: f I 1.. In a metal 'f'ame building structure,j

for comprising integrally a horiaontalfplate' member, a depending vertical socket-meme her having a socket therein conforming mosoloo j ercut often an incline on its upper outcr curl -edge below the upper edge oi? said vertical plate'member, and an inclined oofbeamj secured to the face of "said verti cal'lillate member and partly supported at its end on the upper inclined edge of said girder beam.

2; In a metal frame building structure, a-

"vertical' column beam, a cap-socket'therefor comprising integrally a horizontal platemember, a depending vertical socket-memceasi g" the end; of said beam andq 7 s 1 sely extending "upwardly projecting" v rtica plate-member,meanssecuring; cap soc ct o said COll'lIl'lIl beam, atransverse icain upon.- said horizontal plate her havingra socket therein conforming to andreceiving theend of said beam and a transversely extending upwardly projecting vertical plate-member, means securing said cap-socket to said column beam, parallel. transverse beams upon said horizontal platcmember at opposite sides of said vertical plateemember' andcut off on an incline on the r upper outer end edges below the upper edge of" said vertical plate-member, and

parallel? inclined roof-beams secured to the opposite 'faces'o'f said vertical plate-member and partly supported at their ends, on the upper inclined edges of said transverse beams 3.111 a metal frame buildin structure a vertical column beam, a cap-socket there- 'foijco mpmsmg integrally a llOllZOIltiL-l plate:

member, a depending vertical socket-mom berlmving a socket therein conforming to and receiving the end of sa1d beam, long1- tud'inally extending upwz rdly V projecting; joints-members and a transversely extending upwardly promoting plate-member between saidilongitudinal plate-members. means securiae; said cap-socket to said column beam,

loncitudinal beams secured to, said longitudinal plate members and seated on said horizontal plate-member, transverse beams secured on said horizontal plate-mcmber,

and'iiiclined roof'beaims secured to the op posite faces of said transverse nlatemember.

t.f,In yametal frame building structure, a vertical. column beam, a cap-socket thererm-cam n'isinp'interzrall a horizontal latemember, "a depending vertical socket-memher-"having a socket therein conforming to and receiving the end of said beam, longitudinally extending upwardly proiecting plate-members and a transversely ex tending upwardly proieeting, plateanembeic l, said longitudinal plate-members, means 'securi'i'is said cap-socket to said colunm beam, longitudinal beams secured to said longitudinal plate members and seated .7 on said horizontal plate-member, transversebeams secured on said horizontal; plate'inemberg and inclined roof-beams securedto the opposite faces of said trans verse plate-member, said tral'lsverse beams of New York and State of New York, this being out 0% (man incline on their upper 4th day of May, A. D. 19115.

outer end edges below the upper edge of I W I W said transverse plate-member, and said roof THOMAS HILL 5 beams being partly supported on said in Witnesses;

clined end edges of said transverse beams. ARTHUR MARION, Signed at New York city, in the county CHAS. C. GILL.

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